What are Tags?
Tags are those little red words at the bottom left of a vast amount of the wiki pages.

What do they do?
They categorize pages and associate them to one another, and displays the Tag name on the Tag Cloud.

Tag Cloud?
The Tag Cloud can be seen in the left side bar of the wiki (doesn't it look awesome). These are the most popular / frequently used Tags. A full Tag Cloud can be seen here or by clicking any Tag.

So…. what's the point?
It's best described by example. Let's say you want to see every Zard in the game,
our monsters are all on one big list, you'd have to check them all. Simply click on the "Zard" tag and it will bring back every page we have chosen to label with the word "Zard". Pretty simple, and pretty useful.

I have a great idea for a Tag! How can I have it added?
If there is a tag you would like to add, change or remove, please post in this thread providing the tag name, description of the tag (what the tag is used for), and the reason for the addition/change/removal. The idea will be discussed and implemented if there is enough positive reaction. Please feel free to give your opinion on other people's tag suggestions!

Are there any rules to Tags?
As always, follow the HS Wiki Rules.
Other than that, here are a few guidelines:

Any page can have more than one tag.

All tags must be a single word, or joined with a hyphen. Use a space and it will be considered 2 or more separate tags.

Please ensure you spell all tags exactly the same way, as tags with typos are technically a different tag.

If you don't understand a tag, click it and see what other items have the same tag. Please try not to suggest new tags if a suitable tag exists (e.g. don't add "Tux" when we have "Suit") unless you think it is necessary.

Important Tags
Most tags are important in their way otherwise they wouldn't exist, but there a few special ones that are tied into other functions on the wiki, namely:
founder, member, rare, sc, seasonal, specialoffer and temporary

How do I add/remove Tags?
There is a little red button at the bottom of every page, click that and add / delete the tag you want, then hit save.

The more careful we are with our tags, the better they work. Happy tagging everyone!

The following is a list of every tag we are currently using, and a short description of what they mean:

X

Y

Z

NPC Tags
NPCs or Non Playable or Playing Characters are people in the game that you interact with, that aren't controlled by a real person. They may give you may quests, sell you items, and/or give you information.
NPCs are tagged in two ways:
1. NPC - A normal Non Playable Character
Examples: Hottica, Oscar, Samantha
2. Player - This is an NPC based on an actual player. They are added in-game either through contests or other forms of recognition.
Examples: Bhod, Darcron, Twi
3. AE-Staff - This is an NPC based on a member of the Artix Entertainment staff (please note, they are still npc's, and not the staff member's actual characters)
Examples: Beleen, Dage the Evil, Zheenx

Seasonal Tags on Items
Seasonal tags will be tagged according to their rarity and depending on whether the item returns or not.

1. Seasonal/Event Item
Items with such rarity value will always be tagged seasonal, except IF it does not return again during the following year's event. If so, replace with a Rare tag instead.

2. Seasonal/Event Rare

Items with seasonal rare rarity, has NO year suffix - use a rare tag when the event is removed in game.

Items with seasonal rare rarity, has a year suffix - use a seasonal tag WITH a rare tag inside the TAB once the event was removed in game. If the event does not return the following year, it should remain the same likewise. Should the event returns but the item did not, REMOVE the rare tag from the tab, and replace the seasonal tag with rare tag at the top.

Listing Tags
These special tags are for listing purposes to avoid the huge addition of also see notes for certain items. Please be careful when adding these as not all stuffs or similar name stuffs will fall in these categories:

The purpose of tags is to make searching for things easy. Locations and Weapons both have their own indexes accessible both on the side bar and the top menu bar, and I can't really see them being searched very often, unless anyone can say otherwise.

Also, searching for a location is usually preceded by a search for an item. An example would be, "I want this item, but where do I get it?" In which case, they can click the location links on the item's page, and they've basically found their location. I can't really see anyone searching for a location by itself.

I could be wrong, but that's how I see it. If a number of people object to that, then I'll see about adding it.

Should we have some sort of CharacterCreationOnly tag? There are probably enough items that it makes sense to have, and I know I would find it useful to see all the items I won't be able to get later in the game ahead of time. A shorter tag name would be nice, but I can't think of one :/

Hm… that may have a use, for those who want to see what kind of a selection they have before making their char…but I'll let the others decide on that one (cuz personally, I don't think too many people would bother using that one and would wanna jump right into the game, but that's just me)